As long-time readers know, Kwik Sew used to be one of my favorite pattern companies. The large collection of athletic and dance patterns, along with the thicker pattern paper and easy instructions made them an all-around win. However, the types of patterns since the BMV takeover haven’t been quite as exciting as the company used … More Fall 2015 Kwik Sew Patterns
The latest collections from Simplicity and New Look are here! Which would be a bit more exciting if they weren’t so full of pattern re-prints. It seems as though Simplicity has retired all of their Game of Thrones inspired patterns and re-released them with new covers. Even some of the New Look patterns have obviously … More Simplicity and New Look Patterns Fall 2015
The latest collection from McCall’s has been released – you can see the new patterns here. On the whole, I think this collection is pretty great. They’ve got a nice mix of silhouettes and garment types, and everything feels very modern. I even think that, for the most part, the fabric choice and styling of … More New McCall’s Fall 2015
The latest collection from Butterick can be seen here. Overall I have to say I’m a bit mixed on my feelings about this collection. I’m intrigued by a few of the Vintage/Retro/Reprint patterns, and I’m liking a lot of the dress patterns in this collection, but most of the blouse and sweater designs aren’t overly … More New Butterick Patterns – Fall 2015
The German Burda website has the catalog preview for the Spring/Summer envelope patterns up on their website. You can look at the full catalog, starting with the newest patterns here. Overall I have to say there are some cute patterns, but also a lot of rather generic basics. Basics are good for wardrobe purposes, but … More Newsflash: Burda Spring/Summer Catalog Patterns Announced
Last year I had such grand plans. I thought I would tackle some of my most coveted designs, have a fabulous wardrobe, and love my sewing life. Of course, reality was quite different. The past several years have started with me being excited, optimistic, and rather ambitious with my sewing ideas. But, well, after a … More (Lack of) Sewing Plans 2015
This has definitely been an up and down year for me as far as skating is concerned. While I did accomplish many things I had been working towards for a long time, I also had quite a few failures as well. Costume sewing stress had combined with it all to produce a… less than favorable … More Skating Accomplishments 2014
Although I haven’t been as good about posting to my blog this year as I have in the past, I didn’t want to skip my traditional end of the year wrap-up posts. It is crazy to think that this is the 5th year I’ll be doing this. It really doesn’t feel like I’ve been blogging … More Reading Round Up 2014
Doctor T Designs 